NORTH Guadalcanal Constituency (NGC) has finally taken delivery of heavy plant equipment from the government yesterday to help with its road infrastructure development. A ceremony to officially hand over and dedicate those machineries was held at the Pitukoli village in North Guadalcanal. The machines include three dump trucks and one excavator. “This is to help…
UNDER Secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Ferral Lasi on Wednesday explained the reason why they disallowed Dr Aipia’s beche-de-mer project, saying the species is regulated through a ban. He said the letter of endorsement from the Minister back in 2014 to Dr Aipia and his business partner is not equivalent to…
SOLOMON Islands chocolate will be amongst coffee and chocolate products from five Pacific Island countries to be showcased at the fourth Chocolate & Coffee Show on Auckland’s waterfront this weekend. The show features all things related to chocolate and coffee. Pacific Trade & Invest (PTI) New Zealand will host Samoa’s Koko Loa and ELife, Tonga’s…
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) welcomes public criticism for an allegation of misconduct during a police raid over the weekend which claim that Police Response Team (PRT) was involved. A statement by the Police Media said, the Island Sun newspaper issue number 2705 reported that PRT is under public criticism over its treatment…
THE United Nations Peace Building Support Office is currently working with the Solomon Islands Government towards eligibility to the UN sponsored Peace Building Fund. This was highlighted by the Assistant Secretary-General for the UN Peace Building Support Office, Oscar Fernandez-Taranco in a meeting with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare at the margins of the UN General…